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Alien life? Mammoth new telescope could find it in hours
The upcoming Extremely Large Telescope could revolutionize the search for alien life, analyzing the atmospheres of nearby "Earth-like" planets in only hours.
April 2, 2025
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit in 2032, but it’ll be back
Asteroids like 2024 YR4 - which is set to pass very close to Earth in 2032 - will keep coming back into our vicinity, thanks to a strange orbital resonance.
March 30, 2025
Farewell to Gaia after 12 successful years
ESA has now switched off the Gaia spacecraft, sending it into retirement on March 27, 2025. Gaia measured some 2 billion Milky Way objects.
March 27, 2025
Surprisingly big organic molecules on Mars: A hint of life?
NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered the most complex organic molecules ever seen on Mars, the remains of fatty acids up to an incredible 12 carbon atoms long.
March 27, 2025
See auroras on Neptune for the first time!
For the 1st time, the Webb space telescope has revealed auroras on Neptune. See images from Hubble and Webb and read more about it here.
March 27, 2025
Famous, rare ‘pinwheel death star’ isn’t a threat after all
A new study from the Keck Observatory confirms that 2 massive stars in the pinwheel death star won't send a gamma-ray burst toward Earth after all.
March 26, 2025
See colorful giant exoplanets in astonishing new Webb images
NASA's Webb space telescope has obtained stunning new images of 5 young and colorful giant exoplanets. All of them have carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.
March 25, 2025
White dwarfs: The new hotspots for alien life?
According to a surprising new study, white dwarfs could provide enough energy to sustain life on a nearby Earth-like planet for some 7 billion years.
March 23, 2025
Cosmic anomaly hints at frightening future for Milky Way
Astronomers have spotted a cosmic anomaly: a huge, delicate spiral galaxy with massively powerful jets. What does this mean for our Milky Way galaxy?
March 21, 2025
Most distant known galaxy is mature in a baby universe
Astronomers have discovered oxygen in the most distant known galaxy. So, the stars are surprisingly older than we'd expect for the early universe.
March 20, 2025
